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“Free Speech Hotline” — fr********@**.gov — a dedicated email account monitored by OGC attorneys where any First Amendment violations on campuses may be reported.
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Visa and Mastercard ban Pornhub over abusive videos – LITTLE GIRLS – TEENS – RAPE – ABUSED – SLAVES THEY SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT GOOGLE YOUTUBE FOR THE SAME THING
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/visa-and-mastercard-ban-pornhub-over-abusive-videos/
Spotify resets passwords after a security bug exposed users’ private account information
https://techcrunch.com/2020/12/10/spotify-resets-user-passwords-after-a-bug-exposed-private-account-information/
Stupid Cable TV Retrans Feuds And Blackouts Make Their Way To Streaming TV
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201207/10132245835/stupid-cable-tv-retrans-feuds-blackouts-make-their-way-to-streaming-tv.shtml
4 major browsers are getting hit in widespread malware attacks
Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Yandex are all affected in widespread ad-injection campaign.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/12/ongoing-malware-attacks-are-hitting-users-of-4-major-browsers/
ICE Withdraws Demand For Journalists’ Sources After Having Its Unconstitutional Demand Outed By BuzzFeed
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201209/21210145858/ice-withdraws-demand-journalists-sources-after-having-unconstitutional-demand-outed-buzzfeed.shtml
Hello, World! It Is ‘I,’ the Internet
When did “the Internet” become “the internet”? Why did that happen, and how has it changed us?
https://www.wired.com/story/hello-world-it-is-i-the-internet/ <https://www.wired.com/story/hello-world-it-is-i-the-internet/>
EDUCATION
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos WILL BE FIRED!!!
DEVOSS announced a settlement agreement with Temple University in Philadelphia for what the Department alleges are false representations to U.S. News & World Report to bolster the institution’s ranking in the publication’s annual college rankings. The agency’s investigation probed the submission of information by Temple’s Fox School of Business and Management to U.S. News between 2014 and 2018. Under the terms of the settlement, Temple will pay a $700,000 fine but does not admit any liability or wrongdoing. The institution cooperated fully with the Department’s investigation and asserts that, after determining that inaccurate data had been submitted to U.S. News, it ceased providing inaccurate information in 2018, withdrew its online MBA and certain other programs from consideration for 2018, and implemented significant measures to ensure that data misreporting does not recur. The investigation was led by the agency’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) and FSA.
COLLEGE SCORE BOARD
Students can now compare average earnings two years after graduation based on field of study and how much federal loan debt they can expect to incur, including new information on Parent PLUS loans, based on where they decide to attend school. Also, in the coming weeks, the College Scorecard will be updated to include data on federal student loan repayment. Users will be able to see how successfully past borrowers from different institutions and specific programs have been at meeting repayment obligation.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an updated COVID-19 Toolkit for K-12 Schools with guidance and tools to help school administrators make decisions, protect their students and staff, and communicate with their communities
NCES is postponing the next NAEP collection to 2022. By postponing the collection, it is allowing time for conditions on the ground to stabilize before attempting a large-scale national assessment.
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) the U.S. score gaps increased from most prior administrations of TIMSS, related in part to drops in the 2019 performance of bottom-performing students from the prior two administrations (see TIMSS 2019 U.S. highlights report). Looking at changes over time in math at both grades, U.S. average scores have increased — with higher average scores in 2019 than in 1995 — but show no significant changes between 2015 and 2019. In fourth-grade science, U.S. average scores have decreased since the last administration in 2015. In eighth-grade science, U.S. average scores showed no significant changes over either the short term (from 2015 to 2019) or the long term (from 1995 to 2019).
“Teacher Performance Evaluations in U.S. Public Schools,” describing information sources used for teacher evaluations in public schools during the 2016-17 school year and how such results were used to inform decisions about teachers during the 2017-18 school year by school type.
The Department’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) is seeking information on successful approaches for expanding work-based learning opportunities for youth across federal, state, and local education and employer systems.